{"id":10838,"date":"2025-03-20T16:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?p=10838"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:48:51","slug":"simple-engine-cooling-low-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/simple-engine-cooling-low-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"SimplE Engine Cooling – Low Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the back of the YouTube video I also wrote up a short engine cooling explainer for the Caterham & Lotus Seven Club’s<\/a> monthly magazine, Low Flying.<\/p>\n

More info here…\u00a0Simple Engine Cooling Explained<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the back of the YouTube video I also wrote up a short engine cooling explainer for the Caterham & Lotus Seven Club’s monthly magazine, Low Flying. More info here…\u00a0Simple Engine Cooling 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